Sunday, October 12, 2014

Evangelion Store in Ikebukuro Now Open (October 2014)

The new Evangelion Store 01 officially re-opened on the second floor of the P' Parco mall annex in Ikebukuro on October 3. Just north of Ikebukuro Station, the place isn't hard to find, and it looks like there are a number of interesting shops in the mall. There still haven't been many news articles on it except in the Japanese press though. Just remember this is in the P' Parco building just a little NW of the Parco building to find the right place.

The store looks pretty large, like the original in Harajuku, but on one floor only. You are greeted by the statue of Rei that was at the original store and it looks like there is a ton of merchandise here again. I know I'll be visiting it next time I'm in Tokyo. It looks like there are many reasons to visit Ikebukuro now as there are a number of anime or cool shops to visit. The Animate Flagship store, the Shonen Jump Theme Park in Sunshine City, the Kit Kat store, the Bic Camera with a Gundam floor, and now the Eva Store are all unique to the area. There are the Tokyu Hands and Gamers stores and others, but you can find those around most major train stations.